YouTube insists on brow beating me with Bearskin hoodies constantly. They look pretty sweet but they’re like $200+. That’s way too much for me for a hoodie. But ought to work well for ya if the marketing hype is at all accurate.
You rock two merino layers and a vest down to 20 degrees?
It looks like it has some nice pockets and is made with pretty thick fleece. I am not sure if theyre a scam or what, their website looks sketchy. I found pictures of their stuff on another website trueswat and it had them listed as like $250 marked down to $99. I'd be willing to try one out for $100. Has anyone actually tried one of these out?
Upper 20's to start the day, sure. This past Saturday it was 29 when we left the truck, I wore what I posted above. Had my jacket too but didnt put it on. By 10am when we got down, I was pretty chilled but the wind had gotten up some. Wind didnt get up til around 9 so I decided to just tough out the last hour. I get cold easier than any of the guys I hunt with too. I won a gift card for first lite and got the 250 weight and 350 weight tops. Paired with that vest has been a great kit for our normal cold weather.You rock two merino layers and a vest down to 20 degrees?
My outer layer looks similar to that natural gear one, I am going to have to go up in size L to an XL when I get a thicker mid layer fleecer so I may consider that jacket. I suppose if the fleece is warm enough I could wear it as an outer layer but I was thinking of keeping my base layer + mid layer + puffer if needed + outer layer combo.
Ahh i looked into that 250 and 350 and they are a lot thicker than just baselayers like I thought. They recommend that 350 as a midlayer or early season outerlayer. I am still surprised you can rock that in the twenties though with a vest. So yea I am looking to get a warmer or thicker midlayer which would be like what you are using your 350 for.
I like the looks of that jacket. Just have to stay away from the cockleburrs and beggar lice.
Early season I use sitka core lightweight tops when it is hot. As the temps start to go lower I can add a light merino base under the core light weight, then drop the core light weight and add the 250 or 350 and as the temps continue down pair the 250 and 350. At any point I can add the vest to keep my core warmer and wind protected. It has really proven to be a very effective and efficient layering system for me. I do want to add a light non-black merino top and I will be pretty much done with my system for the time being.
Are your 250 and 350 layers not camo?
Yes they are. My only light merino is a black merino/poly blend. Leaning towards adding a light blend base top from blackovis in one of their colors other than black. Doesnt have to be camo patterned but needs to be camo lol.
I have winter-ceptor jacket, I have it sized right, not up. I can fit a baselayer and a hoody pretty comfortably under it, do you think the vest would fit under the jacket? I really wanted the best first but Lady Horn got my the jacket.
In the past I have done base layer, hoody and vest under the jacket just fine. It needs to be cold though.
I would agree. I was in full on frozen beard weather the other day and it was my gloves getting wet that got me. Thanks, pretty sure I'll have that vest real soon
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Yea I wanted to support them too despite their poor camp patterns. I couldn’t find anything with the words windproof on any of their clothing though. They also didnt have any of them in stock when I was looking. I bet I could get by with 3/4 of my season with a good mid layer.I am thinking about one of these for a heavy midlayer / Sept/Oct outerlayer
ORIGIN STEALTH WOOL® HOODED JACKET - ORIGIN RAPTOR™ CAMO
Kit up for the hunt. The ORIGIN STEALTH WOOL® HOODED JACKET is our thermal-regulating mid-layer that's flashed at 1000 degrees to bond the wool and give the exterior a “scorched finish” for durability and abrasion resistance. The jacket features a super-soft American Merino wool interior and...
